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On the recordNovember 27, 2012
Sure. Mr. McCONNELL. Did the Senate majority at that time, made up of Republicans, choose to go forward and do that? We did not do it. We did not use the nuclear option. There was a lot of discussion about it which related to judicial appointments, but in the end the majority chose not to do it.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Nov 27, 2012

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